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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Yes, I'm in NM with my HF Ultimates and the Thales. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Charles1dad, I have experienced four instances where new cables had some major innovation. First was the use of silver wire rather than copper. I really am uncertain which company's silver wires were my first, but I was sold. Next came the Van der... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I think you are grossly premature. I find the Thales easy to use, less expensive, and musical, which for me means easy to listen to. Realism, however, is another question, however. Magnetic conduction is evolving and thus far each step has been a ... | |
| Have you tried SILCLEAR from Mapleshade? I used the Walker Audio silver based contact enhanser for a long time and did try that by Mapleshade's product also. Goo Be Gone, which is orange based also works. But it is really Audiotop Connect 3 that think is best. This oil is the last step i... | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? While I have owned a McIntosh model 78 tuner which I got on a trade for my Marantz 10B and thought it was okay, I have never had any interest in McIntosh equipment. I remember involvement with guys selling McIntosh new speakers going to the hotel ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz It has been some time since I have heard the Teo cables, but frankly after that listening, I lost interest. They were no rivals for the Exemplar Silver Portals and the Exemplars lost out to the HFC Enhanced, which in turn lost to the HFC Ultimates... | |
| Best Integrated, period. There are benefits to integrated, namely not having to drive cables to the amplifier and perfect matching of the line stage with the amplifier circuit. I have seldom used integrated electronics, but recently have been asked to beta test a unit. I ... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Calloway, when you get it, do the experiment of one being longer, which will mean that one will not be in contact. I should say that with the Ultra Five, unless they are screwed into something, such as a speaker, the Ultra foot, or the StillPoints... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Calloway, I think the Ultra Fives having five of the "technology" units versus one in the Ultra SSs, is the key. The Five have five time the vibration absorption. The LPI record weight is really the Five without a base. It is not better science, i... | |
| Fuses that matter. This is all ridiculous. The fuse leaked and the fuse blew. One thing may relate to the other but not necessarily. There is not much engineering in fuses. The filament needs to be sufficiently thin to blow with at the rated current. If it is slow b... | |
| Fuses that matter. Isochronism, I think the question is why did it leak, not why did it blow. | |
| Fuses that matter. Were it conductive, how could one blow a fuse? | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? I really don't think this can be done unless one adjusts for the technology at the time. I think dynamic driver technology and tweeters have greatly advanced. I have twice owned Klipsch corner horns, which have to be one of the best compromise spe... | |
| Have you heard or own the Shakti Hallograph At one time I had two pair of Hallographs, having heard a very convincing demonstration I think at CES. There is no question, they work. But they need to be carefully adjusted and placed. One could literally focus the sound with them. Although Syn... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned If my recall is accurate, I've had 17 over 48 years in audio. I now am back to idler-wheel drives with the Lenco Reference Mk II. My first turntables were all idler-wheel drives before I went to direct drives, belt drives, straight line trackers, ... |